Old Bachelor Ends Up Alone After May’s Marriage
Evan Powell and Lugene Ross run a business and guard May Powell from an assumed romance. Ross becomes protective and falls for May, but discovers she elopes with Paul Swann. Powell confronts Ross, learns of the union, and ends his bachelor life, while the couple starts a happy marriage.
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Evan Powell
Lugene Ross
Powell
Ross
Powells
May
Miss May
Paul Swann
Mr. Ross
Eugene Ross
Nfa
Tess
Powell, Ross & Co
Nwell
Swann
Evan
Gene
Amy B. Kennedy
Nephew and Niece Murder Pact Ends at Niagara Falls
A Philadelphia area tale recounts Old Peter Rhinehart who disinherited kin in favor of his nephew John Rhinehart and niece Mary Davis under a marriage condition. The couple married amid bitter hatred and plotted each other's murder. They lured themselves to Niagara Falls for a staged suicide, leaving notes blaming each other. Both died, their bodies found weeks later.
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C. N. Sutcliffe
Peter Rhinehart
Peter
John Rhinehart
Mary Davis
Sle
Niagara Falls
Prospect Park
Goat Island
Dows
Where Do Fires Go When They Go Out Town Topic Quip
A brief quip notes a child and mother exchange about where a fire goes when it goes out. The joke likens the question to asking where a father goes when he leaves. It captures a humorous domestic moment from a newspaper feature.
Poem Quip Sparks Banter Between Ella and Stella
A brief exchange frames a witty poetical remark about a sonnet drawn on a face. The dialogue shifts to a humorous contrast on bearing trouble and the idea of only one kind at once.
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Ella
Stella
Couldn't Scream
Fragment from Houston Post quotes a whispered confession between lovers about a kiss while fearing the mother in the next room. The brief exchange hints at secrecy and tension within a family setting.
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Mamma
Houston Post
Not enough readable news to summarize
The provided text is a line from a newspaper feature and lacks a clear news item or event to summarize into a headline and card style summary.
Library delays prompt foreign comparison by American reader
A Boston literary woman criticizes European libraries for slow service and poor indexing while praising American access. She notes continental librarians value tradition over efficiency, keeping priceless works in fire prone, disordered stacks. She argues Americans, especially the less affluent, often obtain books promptly and free of charge.
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Boston
Germany
Europe
New York Telegram
The Town to Be Born in Klingenberg Parish
The Westminster Gazette notes a Bavarian parish in Klingenberg near Aschaffenburg offers born residents no upkeep rates and a yearly 2 sum of £12 15s. The money, invested at 8 percent, would yield about £1,500 at age sixty, creating a strong incentive for birthproof residency.
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Klingenberg
Aschaffenberg
Bavaria
Westminster Gazette
For Bargain Day Fashion Clash Sparks Barroom Debate
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote portrays a woman who wears her little boy's football shoes to the bargain day sale and knocks over rivals, prompting readers to weigh propriety against bold thriftiness.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Hard Times and High Tide Echo in Philadelphia Record
A fragment reflects two men arguing over friendship and fortune. One man laments loss of friends as another boasts about rising prosperity, illustrating social tensions in the Philadelphia Record.
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Philadelphia Record
Farm for Sale in Missouri Timber and Orchard Details
A 180 acre Missouri farm in Laclede County offers 130 cultivated acres with timber, an orchard bearing 300 bushels with more expected, peaches and plums for family use. Includes 4 room house, 40 by 44 barn, other buildings, good well, stock water, $40 per acre, near city limits and tomato belt. Contact Cargo Crane, Lebanon, Mo. Also notes Dr Puleston ruptures method, Anamosa poultry show dates and prizes, plus local sale ads for wagons, blacksmith shop, and Duroc Jersey hogs with addresses in Iowa.
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Laclede County
Lebanon
Capital offers bargain period subscription price increase
The Des Moines Capital raises annual rate from two to two dollars fifty cents for the year with a limited Dec 21 to 28 bargain period by mail. Enhanced features include a new financial editor Miss Emilie Jackmore Stapp and Washington correspondent George H. Carter, plus a weekly short story page and stronger club affairs coverage.
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Emilie Jackmore Stapp
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
George H. Carter
Washington
Carter
Safe Young
Des Moines
Iowa
Property Quieting Suit in Jones County Iowa
In the District Court of Iowa Jones County James D Skelly files a petition to quiet title to a large tract described as the sw of section 24 and related parcels in township 86 north range 3 west. He alleges 25 years of undisturbed possession under color of title against all defendants and unknown heirs or claimants of David Graham Eliza Timanus and others. The suit seeks a decree that the plaintiff own fee simple and that all defendants and unknown claimants be barred and estopped from any claim. Default judgment possible March 1 1909.
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Sarah Walker
William Walker
Wiliam Walker
James Renwick Walker
Francis Walker
Willian Walker
David Graham
G. H. George
Sarah Altman
Frank Altman
Libbie George
Thomas Jd. George
Mary George
Otto Meyer
Eliza Timanus
North Range
District Court
Jones County
Iowa
Porth
Meridia
Maquoketa River
William Kelly
Ayn George
James Sloan
James Skelley
Ann George
George George
Thomas J. George
Deveree
Executors Notice In Estate Proceedings
Executors notice issued for an estate with J W Doxsee as attorney of record. Public legal action seeks claims or adjudication under probate procedures and directs interested parties to respond within a specified period.
Executrix Appointed for Elizabeth H Espy Estate in Iowa
The District Court of Jones County Iowa appoints WF and ANNA LL EBY executrixes of the Elizabeth H Espy estate. Creditors must file sworn statements with the Clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Dated Scotch Grove Iowa December 21 1904. J W Doxsee attorney.
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District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
John Henry Antons
Center Junction
Jonn Arend Antons
Gerhard Antons
Henry Albertson
Monticello
A. D
Charles Albertson
J. W. Coxsee
George Schoonover
Rebecca Schoonover
J.W. Doxssre
Elizabeth H. Espy
Scotch Grove
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised By Georgia Farmer
A Georgia farmer W A Floyd of Rural Route 2 Empire proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured his two worst sores, stating it’s worth more than its weight in gold and he would mortgage the farm to obtain it. Also notes a 2 cent price at O H Soetje’s drug store and a Buffalo News joke about an English bride. Plus a small apartment rental ad.
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Empire
W. A. Floyd
Gaya
Bucklen
O. H. Soetje
Arrival and Departure Times for Monticello Line Trains
Train schedule shows departures from Monticello on the Chicago and East route at 6 05 am 6 30 pm 9 24 am and arrivals at 8 30 am 9 50 pm 6 25 pm 8 80 am.
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FIOM
Had a Close Call With Dr. King's New Discovery
Ada L. Croom owner of the Croom Hotel Vaughn Miss says a severe cough and consumption nearly overtook her. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery, three bottles cured her. World wide fame as a lung and throat healer. Sold at O H Soetje's drug store 50c and 1. Trial bottle free.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom
Vaughn
Miss
Dr. King
O. H. Soetje
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G. H. Egger
THE
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J. W. Doxlex
J.W. Doxsee
Anna LL. Eby
J. W. Doxsee
Buffalo News
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Eilers & Bolton
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D. D
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Drake University
Crown Bridge
Orthanthia
BE. RE. Reed
Burrichter’s Drygoods
W. E. Daly
Amber
Fred Puleston
Fidelity Mathord
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
Frank Carroll, M. D
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Ely Block
South 3Rd Street
Cedar Rapids
Mirick & Inglis
Physicians and Surgeons
Monticello Bank
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
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Citizens’ State Bank
Geo. Albery
O. C. Bort’s
West First Ae
J. W. Doxler
B. Coffman
Davenport
Lovell House
the Diamond. Creamery Co
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Jones
J. A. McLaughilin
M. Hosford
J. A. McLaughlin
Andrew Davidson
Dennis Delay
James Hogan
J. A. Howie
Arthur Fairbanks
Thomas F. Kehoe
J. Noble
Sears
Kodak
Ernst Vogel
the Jeweler
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
N. Schoen
MFG
Furrier
North 3Rd Street
J. E. Bateman
Chaler IN
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
Brown’s
Brown
C. W. Brown
ST. P
Chicago
Omee
Colorado
West
Sioux City
Cedar Rapide
Hannds
Omaha St. Paul
Kansas City
Farley
Calmar Settee
Calmar Freight
Oxford Freight
Marion
Amie
C. H. Soetje
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
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K. C. Bohlken’s
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